HeyJaredThe Student-Centered Shift: Empowered International Schools and Classrooms Through Project-Based Learning
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Want Students to Lead the Discussion? Try These 6 Thinking Hats (opens the original)
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Want students to lead more of the discussion, but find the same voices dominating while others stay silent—or the conversation quickly goes off track? In this episode of The Student-Centered Shift, I share a simple strategy I recently saw in action at ISKL in Malaysia: Six Thinking Hats. By giving students different lenses for questioning, challenging ideas, exploring possibilities, and using evidence, we can create the structure they need to take greater ownership of the conversation—and build
Want Future-Ready learners? Start with their STRENGTHS (opens the original)
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What if you didn't have to wait for your whole school to change before creating learning that better prepares students for the future? In this episode of the Student-Centered Shifts, I sit down with education scholar Dr. Yong Zhao to explore a bigger vision for what school could become. From strengths-based education and human interdependence to curriculum, assessment, equity, and AI, they challenge some of the assumptions that continue to shape schools—and ask what might happen if we designed l
Why Student-Centered Change Fails- And How to Make it Stick (opens the original)
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Ever introduced a promising student-centered initiative, only to watch the momentum fade once the PD ends? I've seen schools invest in new programs, professional development, curriculum, and technology with the hope of transforming learning. But lasting change doesn't happen simply because we introduce another initiative. It happens when we build the capacity of the people responsible for bringing that change to life. In this episode of Student-Centered Shift, I sit down with returning guest Dr.
Students struggling to collaborate? Co-Create Norms for High Functioning Project Teams (opens the original)
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Have you ever put students into groups, asked them to collaborate, and then watched the whole thing fall apart? One student takes over, others disengage, ideas get shut down, and no one seems quite sure who's responsible for what. The problem isn't necessarily the group—it's that effective collaboration needs to be taught. In this episode of The Student-Centered Shift , you'll discover a practical way to build those skills by co-creating collaboration norms with your students instead of handing
Afraid to Step Back in Project-Based Experiences? Former Student Shares What Happens With Independence (opens the original)
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Wondering if your students will succeed in projects when you stop leading every step? Or worried that giving them more independence will lead to less learning? In this episode, I reconnect with Nikola , a former student from High Tech High who is now a mechanical engineer, to reflect on the student-centered experiences that continue to shape his work nearly two decades later. From designing an interactive science exhibit for a local museum to leading engineering projects today, Nikola shares why
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